The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his right knee disability is granted, but the reduction of his left knee rating from 20 to 10 percent is found to be improper and void.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's right knee condition warranted a 10% evaluation based on limitation of flexion and extension. The reduction of the left knee rating was deemed improper due to lack of evidence showing improvement in the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral arthralgia, patellofemoral arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0924349
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left knee ACL repair surgery resulted in a period of convalescence for at least thirty days, and the Board has granted her temporary total rating based on this.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, degenerative arthritis, and heel spurs.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to deficiencies in the development of evidence, particularly regarding the severity of his service-connected right knee disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for left knee strain and patellofemoral arthritis due to inadequate notification of a scheduled VA examination.
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